Showing 1-11 of 11 results
-
A history book in your wallet
Blog: The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks - 9 June 2010
Czech history may seem obtuse to travellers when they first arrive from abroad, but a shortcut to understanding it may be as close as your hip pocket.
-
A trip to Třeboň
Blog: The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks - 27 October 2009
If you ask Czech people about visiting Třeboň often the first two things they will mention will be the local fishponds and that it's a spa town. The carp from the nearby ponds are certainly a local specialty worth trying but the spa is of no use to casual visitors. Treatments have to be booked weeks in advance, there's nothing interesting about the architecture and the spa patients add little if anything to the atmosphere and public life of the town.
-
The Church of Bones – Sedlec Ossuary
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 15 October 2009
Located in Kutna Hora, a town in the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic just a short train ride away from Prague, is the Sedlec Ossuary (Kostnice Sedlec); also known as the Church of Bones. The small chapel was constructed in 1511 to house the bones from abolished graves and is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people. Many of the bones have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel. Arranged by Frantisek Rint in 1870, highlights include an enormous chandelier which includes ...
-
A pilgrimage to Pelhřimov
Blog: The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks - 29 September 2009
Pelhřimov is best known as being the city of world records and the home of Poutník beer, one of the best brews in the country.
-
Temelin nuclear power plant
Blog: The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks - 28 September 2009
The Temelín nuclear power plant between Protivín and Týn nad Vltavou in South Bohemia is probably the most controversial modern structure in the Czech lands, and with recent developments it seems like it will be in the news for some time yet.
-
Lunch Medieval Feast in Cesky Krumlov Dungeon
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 11 August 2009
Dinner @ Tavern Satlava Cesky Krumlov Krčma V Šatlavské (Tavern in the Dungeons), located along Šatlavské street in the center of Cesky Krumlov (near the town square), offers an unique dining environment in the former dungeons of the old town prison. Most of the meat are grilled over an open fire stove to provide an authentic [...] Related posts:Krakow U Babci Maliny Dinner Review
-
Krumlov House – Interesting Experience Sleeping in an Attic Room
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 11 August 2009
Cesky Krumlov – Krumlov House The Krumlov House is a small and cosy hostel located just outside the hustle and bustle of Cesky Krumlov town centre. It is also near the bus station where buses depart/arrive from different parts of Czech Republic e.g.
-
How to Get from Vienna to Cesky Krumlov the Easy and Cheap Way
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 10 August 2009
To get to our next destination, Cesky Krumlov in the Bohemia region of Czech Republic from Vienna, we consider a number of routes (see map below): Private shuttle from Vienna direct to Cesky Krumlov Cost: 950 CZK (about 75 SGD) Irregular timing (e.g.
-
Pilsner Urquell brewery tour
Blog: The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks - 13 July 2009
Showing 1-11 of 11 results
